One in five UK organizations have had corporate data exposed via generative AI, says RiverSafe This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Fifth of CISOs Admit Staff Leaked Data Via GenAI
Tag: EN
Ransomware Victims Who Opt To Pay Ransom Hits Record Low
Law enforcement operations disrupted BlackCat and LockBit RaaS operations, including sanctions on LockBit members aiming to undermine affiliate confidence. In response, LockBit publicly exposed an affiliate payment dispute, potentially causing further affiliate migration. The behavior of a major RaaS group…
January 2024 Cyber Attacks Statistics
In January 2024 I collected 288 events, with Cyber Crime continuing to lead the motivations, and ransomware leading the known attack techniques, ahead of Malware. This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: January 2024 Cyber Attacks…
Pentagon Launches DIB Vulnerability Disclosure Program
The DIB Vulnerability Disclosure Program (DIB-VDP), a joint venture between the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), and HackerOne, will bring better vulnerability disclosure practices to the DIB. This article has been indexed from…
Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks
Sometimes the best advice is free advice. Especially in cybersecurity, where understanding the ‘why’ behind attacks can be as crucial as defending against them. Recently, CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC have highlighted Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, not just as random…
IBM Nearing Talks to Acquire Cloud-software Provider HashiCorp
IBM is reportedly close to finalizing negotiations to acquire HashiCorp, a prominent cloud infrastructure software market player. This potential acquisition is part of IBM’s transformation into a hybrid cloud and AI-focused enterprise. Potential Acquisition Details Sources close to the matter…
Back to Security Basics
Lift your organisation’s security into the top 1% It’s a shocking statistic, but most businesses don’t have a cyber security plan. Given the lack of general interest in cyber security, it’s no wonder that ransomware and less obvious threats are…
North Korean Hackers Target Dozens of Defense Companies
North Korean hackers ran a year-long cyber-espionage campaign against South Korean defense companies This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: North Korean Hackers Target Dozens of Defense Companies
Trend Micro Collaborated with Interpol in Cracking Down Grandoreiro Banking Trojan
In this blog entry, we discuss Trend Micro’s contributions to an Interpol-coordinated operation to help Brazilian and Spanish law enforcement agencies analyze malware samples of the Grandoreiro banking trojan. This article has been indexed from Trend Micro Research, News and…
“All for One and One for All”: The EU Cyber Solidarity Act Strengthens Digital Defenses
Alexandre Dumas’s timeless novel “The Three Musketeers” immortalized the ideal of unyielding solidarity, the enduring motto “All for one and one for all.” In the face of ever-evolving threats in the digital realm, the European Union echoes this spirit with…
UK IT Leaders Are Prioritizing Cybersecurity: But Is This a Good Thing?
Tech leaders taking cybersecurity seriously is something of a double-edged sword. While it’s undoubtedly good that organizations are waking up to the genuine threat cyberattacks pose, it’s depressing that they must siphon off so many resources to protect themselves rather…
Implementing ISO 27001:2022 Annex A.17 – Information Security Aspects of Business Continuity Management
We started the ISO 27001:2022 series with the promise of explaining how the 14 categories of controls can be implemented. Today we address ISO 27001:2022 Annex A.17, “Information Security Aspects of Business Continuity Management” is crucial for organizations to ensure the resilience…
eScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners
A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like XMRig through a long-standing threat codenamed GuptiMiner targeting large corporate networks. Cybersecurity firm Avast said the activity is…
Overcoming security alert fatigue
Alert fatigue represents more than a mere inconvenience for Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams; it poses a tangible threat to enterprise security. When analysts confront a deluge of thousands of alerts daily, each necessitating triage, investigation, and correlation, valuable time…
Rewards Up to $10 Million for Information on Iranian Hackers
The United States Justice Department has announced big rewards for information leading to the capture of four Iranian nationals. These individuals are accused of conducting a sophisticated multi-year cyber campaign against American companies. The announcement underscores the gravity of cyber…
If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers?
One wonders why are there adverts on public-sector portals at all Exclusive At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China…
The street lights in Leicester City cannot be turned off due to a cyber attack
A cyber attack on Leicester City Council resulted in certain street lights remaining illuminated all day and severely impacted the council’s operations The Leicester City Council suffered a cyber attack that severely impacted the authority’s services in March and led to the leak…
US offers a $10 million reward for information on four Iranian nationals
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their role in cyberattacks against the U.S.. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on four Iranian nationals for their involvement…
Study: GPT-4 Agent can Exploit Unpatched Vulnerabilities
Academics at a U.S. university found that if you feed a GPT-4 artificial intelligence agent public security advisories, it can exploit unpatched “real-world” vulnerabilities without precise technical information. This article has been indexed from Cyware News – Latest Cyber News…
T2 – 94,584 breached accounts
In April 2024, 95k records from the T2 tea store were posted to a popular hacking forum. Data included email and physical addresses, names, phone numbers, dates of birth, purchases and passwords stored as scrypt hashes. This article has been…